The Daily Mail & General Trust is believed to be in negotiations with BSkyB to set up a new cable channel.The channel, dubbed “Daily Mail TV”, would be aimed at a mostly female audience broadcasting lifestyle and fashion programming to mimic the Mail‘s mid-market appeal. Under the terms of the deal the channel would launch… Continue reading Daily Mail TV Speculation
Scottish Radio has announced that it will be acquiring Downtown Radio of Northern Ireland for almost £9.7m.Scottish Radio has interests in nine radio stations in Scotland and, following interim results in May *Scottish Radio Profits Rise To £3.23m which showed good growth, it was widely believed that the group was in expansion mood. Downtown last… Continue reading Scot Radio Acquires Irish Station
Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue, House & Gardens and Vanity Fair, will be launching two new titles next year.A UK edition of the American Conde Nast Traveller will launch in September 1997, while GQ Active will go monthly in April 1997. The Traveler was launched in the United States in 1987 and its circulation currently… Continue reading Conde Nast To Launch Two Magazines
Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television today announced interim results which show that pre-tax profits have risen by 80% to £13.3m on turnover of £136m.Ward Thomas, chairman and chief executive of YTTV, did however say that advertising sales had been disappointing and pressure would be exerted on Laser to “deliver to the level called for under our contract… Continue reading YTTV Hits £13.3m Profit
Carlton Communications’ new cable channel, Carlton Food Network, launched yesterday along with industry speculation that it is already considering extra broadcasting at the weekend.The channel, which will show a range of programmes about food and cooking, is currently broadcasting on Carlton Select’s weekday daytime slot between midday and 5pm *Carlton Plans New Cable Channel but… Continue reading Food Channel Considers Extra Hours
EBN, Europe’s money and lifestyle channel, is to begin broadcasting ITN’s “World News” in prime time from September 9th.The contract effectively means that the news show will move from NBC Superchannel to EBN. The deal includes a new half hour review from ITN called “World Focus”, which will be broadcast on EBN on Saturdays and… Continue reading ITN Moves News Programme
Sue Robinson has been named as the new editor of Radio Times and will be the first woman to edit the title.She has been with the magazine since 1980 and her last position was as executive editor. The appointment comes after Nicholas Brett was promoted from editor to publishing director and coincides with moves by… Continue reading First Female Editor For Radio Times
The main mover last week was United News & Media on news that it is putting its regional newspaper business up for sale *United Set For Regional Sell-Off. The City seemed to approve of the move, with shares jumping 18.5p to 723.5p. After this initial excitement the share price dropped, though at 719p this is… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 30/8/96
H.Samuel, the country’s largest jeweller, is sponsoring the ‘Sammys’, this year’s National TV Awards at a ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on October 8.The National TV awards were piloted last year on ITV and seek to recognise excellence in popular television, with the public voting from a designated list of nominees. The 16 categories… Continue reading H.Samuel Sponsors National TV Awards
Tomorrow sees Yorkshire Tyne-Tees Television releasing interim results, while on Wednesday the Advertising Standards Authority releases its monthly complaints bulletin. Friday sees the long-awaited relaunch of Punch by Mohammed Al-Fayed’s Liberty Publishing which bought the title in June.Features on Newsline this week will include a TV viewing summary and a report on the Commercial Radio… Continue reading The Week Ahead
